ICD-10-CM & PCS Updates 2026

Guidelines: Updated guideline for:

HIV reporting; neoplasms; type 2 diabetes; hypertensive heart disease

ICD 10 CM:

New codes in the digestive system, neoplasms, neurology, eye conditions, musculoskeletal, genitourinary, adverse reactions & effects; external cause activity codes.  Non-pressure wounds contain a very large number of new codes that are very specific  in location.  

ICD 10 PCS:

New codes in the medical-surgical circulatory system; central nervous system; heart & great vessels; upper arteries; lower arteries; ear, nose, sinus; mouth & throat; Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas; upper joints; lower joints; physiological systems; rehabilitation, new technology.

The new updates for ICD-10-PCS will affect 14 tables. 

There are many new codes in the New Technology tables involving multiple systems. All new codes will begin with “X” & end with qualifier character “B” for New Technology, group 11.

Attendees will learn about the new codes effective on 10/1/25.

Webinar Objectives

• Introduction to new ICD-10-CM Guidelines updates
• Introduction to new diagnosis codes
• Introduction to new procedure codes for hospital inpatient reporting
• New technology reporting
• Areas of significant expansion
• Specificity in non-pressure wounds & injuries
• Update in drug codes

Webinar Agenda

• Review of guideline updates
• Review of new /expanded diagnosis reporting
• Review of tables affected with updated PCS codes
• Review of new technology in PCS reporting

Webinar Highlights

• Attendees will learn about the new codes effective on 10/1/25
• What you need to know about specificity
• Understand new drug codes
• Be prepared with new guidelines
• Specificity updates will require supporting documentation
• Be prepared to report the updated diagnosis codes
• Be prepared with hew PCS updates & tables for hospital  inpauient reporting

Who Should Attend

• Chargemaster Maintenance Staff
• Physicians
• Practice managers
• Medical assistants
• Nurses
• Compliance staff
• Billers
• Coders
• Revenue Cycle
• Risk Management
• Charge entry staff